ISCA Viewpoint

IS Chartered Accountant July 2015: Tapping into ASEAN

14 Jul 2015

The July issue of the IS Chartered Accountant is now available in the ISCA Members’ Portal.

Our efforts to promote the Chartered Accountant brand have benefitted our members in many ways, and continue to do so. Most recently, with ISCA’s admission into Chartered Accountants Worldwide, a grouping of leading global institutes of Chartered Accountants, CAs (Singapore) can look forward to even more career mobility and professional visibility within an increasingly globalised world. But like the Institute, accountancy professionals also need to think deeper and reach farther to ensure a sustainable future.

The July cover story takes a closer look at the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by delving into some of the complex tax and customs issues. In particular, the article examines the challenges that SMEs looking to extend their footprint overseas might face, and what steps AEC could take to transform ASEAN into a single market and production base, as well as a highly competitive economic region.

In keeping with my theme of looking ahead, in anticipation of the launch of the digital journal mobile app in August, we have included a showcase of the exciting features coming your way to enhance your reading pleasure.

The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) is the national accountancy body of Singapore. ISCA’s vision is to be a globally recognised professional accountancy body, bringing value to our members, the profession and wider community.